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    Default Minor Pentatonic

    I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.

    Regads

    DSW

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    Quote Originally Posted by KOYCARP View Post
    I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.
    Another voicing might be Fadd9/D
    (Inversions, slash-chords, specify bass note chords) are written by simply typing the forward-slash ”/” and desired note after the chord in the chord-entry field when editing. (iOS and Mac) in android, I think you just continue through the choices: select root, select quality, then select bass note (or not).
    )BOB
    Last edited by pdxdjazz; 09-26-2016 at 12:59 PM.

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    Bob, why not a simple G7sus? It lacks an "A" but it otherwise should do the job.

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    Right Keith.
    Good reminder, simplicity works.
    You don't have to play all the notes all the time...
    Thanks
    )BOB

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    Quote Originally Posted by KOYCARP View Post
    I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.

    Regads

    DSW
    Why not just type in Dm11?

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    Here's an example chart cycling through the posted alternatives:

    Minor Pentatonic Alternatives - Example

    )BOB
    Last edited by pdxdjazz; 09-28-2016 at 12:47 AM.

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    can you do a Dm11 instead?

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    The point of a so-called "minor pentatonic chord" is that it uses only notes from the minor pentatonic scale. In D minor, it's D F G A C.

    Dm7/G, F6/G, and Fadd9/D all do this.

    Dm11 does not. It contains an E, the 9th, which is outside of the D minor pentatonic scale.

    In the following voicing, from low to high, one gets the "So What" chord, alternating with the same voicing a whole step up:

    D G C F A, alternating with E A D G B.

    Unfortunately, iReal Pro does not yet have the capacity to specify voicings. It's on the wish list.

    Cheers,
    Jer
    Last edited by engelbach; 10-01-2016 at 05:47 PM.
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